In Quebecois-fashion, Keesmaat is proposing that Toronto break off from the rest of Ontario, which would consequently make it the fifth largest province or territory in the country.

FunFact: if #Toronto were to secede from Ontario, it would be the *fifth* largest Province/Territory in Canada. This is not a crazy idea. Why should Provinces be delineated based on geographic boundaries alone? pic.twitter.com/UKGWyqchVI

If it results in better governance, and it’s what the people want, sure. We shouldn’t be wed to any given structure; we ought to pursue whatever model of governance best serves the public interest. https://t.co/BpqPASCUWj

According to Keesmaat, who also hosts the urban planning podcast Invisible City, secession would result in better self governance for Torontonians, and the Twitterverse if trying to figure out the best hashtag for it. #TorExit? #TREX? #SixCede?

As someone who was BORN and has lived within the borders of TORONTO my entire life, there is nothing I've ever wanted more than THIS.

As expected, the idea of Toronto's secession has heavily divided the Twittersphere between supporters and nay-sayers.

Keesmaat is best known for her tenure as chief planner and executive director of the city planning division from 2012 to 2017, where she championed for bike lanes and tearing down the east end of the aging Gardiner Expressway.